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"Bridging minds, Building Connections, Shaping Futures" - Transforming New Zealand's Built Environment one symposium at a time.
The New Zealand Built Environment Symposium (NZBERS) addresses the pressing need for a built environment prioritising sustainability, affordability, and resilience. It brings together experts to explore eco-friendly construction practices, innovative cost-reduction strategies, and resilient infrastructure solutions that can withstand environment challenges. It emphasises the importance of designing spaces catering to people of all backgrounds and needs while addressing environmental and societal challenges.
NZBERS2025
13 February 2025
Holistic Living: Sustainability Affortable, And Resilient Built Environment for All
Kay Saville-Smith
Centre for Research, Evaluation and Social Assessment (CRESA)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Phil Harssion
Flow Transportation Specialist Ltd
Delia Bellaby
Eearth Building Association of New Zealand (EBANZ)
NZBERS2022
17 - 18 February 2022
Creating Capacity and Capability For The Future Of The Built Environment
Professor Hugh Byrd
University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Assoc. Professor Terri-Ann Berry
Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC)Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Assoc. Professor Jasper MbachuCentre for Comparative Construction Research (CCCR)
Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Dr. Kara Rosemeier
Passive House Academy New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
Mr Graham Burke
Construction Sector Accord, Wellington, New ZealandMr. Ralf Kessel
Concrete NZ
Wellington, New Zealand
Mr. Elronf Burrell
VIA Architecture Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand
Mr. Mark RobertAuckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Casimir Macgregor
BRANZ, Porirua, New Zealand
Ms. Annette Day
Naylor Love, Auckland, New Zealand
NZBERS2020
20 February 2020
Transforming New Zealand Construction Through Innovation And Performance Improvement
Professor George Baird
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Mehrdad Arshpour
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Professor Vivian Tam
Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Mr. Nick Sterling
Callaghan Innovation, Wellington, New Zealand
NZBERS2017
17 - 18 OCTOBER 2017
Advancing Collaborative Built Environment Research And Practice in New Zealand
Mr. Paul O'Brien
Leighs Construction, Christchurch, New Zealand
Mr. Gary Walker
Hawkins Construction, Auckland, New Zealand
Lt Col Warren Walker
Construction Clients Group (CCG), Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. Stephen Town
Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Suzanne Wilkinson
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Robyn Phipps
School of Engineering and Advanced Technology
Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor John Tookey
Engineering Project Management
Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
Assoc. Professor Linda Kestle
Faculty of Technology and Built Environment
UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand
Assoc. Professor Tim Sullivan
Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Dr. Fabricio Chicca
School of Architecture (Building Science)
Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Elinor Chisholm
Department of Public Health, Housing & Health Research Programme
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
NZBERS2014
14 NOVEMBER 2014
Shaping Future Directions For Collaborative Built Environment Research And Practice In New Zealand
Mr. Paul O'Brien
NZIQS (Auckland Branch), Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. Bruce Rodgers
New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB- Northern Chapter), New Zealand
Lt Col Warren Walker
Construction Clients Group (CCG), Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. Regan Solomon
Research, Inverstigations and monitoring Unit (RIMU)
Auckland Council, Auckland, New ZealandProfessor Suzanne Wilkinson
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Robyn Phipps
School of Engineering and Advanced Technology
Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor John Tookey
Engineering Project Management
Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
Assoc. Professor Linda Kestle
Faculty of Technology and Built Environment
UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Richardo Bello Mendoza
Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Dr. Fabricio Chicca
School of Architecture (Building Science)
Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Michael Keall
Department of Public Health (Housing & Health Research Programme)
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
NZBERS2013
26 MARCH 2013
Making Housing Affordable In New Zealand: Policies, Strategies And Action Plans
MS. Ree Anderson
Auckland Strategy & Research
Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Hon. Metiria Turei MP
Green Party, Palmerson North, New Zealand
Hon. Phil Twyford MP
Labour Party MP - Te Atatū, Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. Tony Alexander
BNZ (Chief Economist), Auckland, New Zealand
Ms. Nick Lukar
BNZ (Albany), Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. Brent Mettrick
Stonewood Homes, Auckland, New Zealand
NZBERS2012
15 NOVEMBER 2012
Consolidating Collaborative Built Environment Research And Education In New Zeraland
Mr. Peter Burghout
BRANZ & NZCIC, Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. Adrian Bennett
Building Science & Research
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. Gary Caulfield
PrefabNZ, Wellington, New Zealand
Professor Suzanne Wilkinson
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Robyn Phipps
School of Engineering and Advanced Technology
Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor John Tookey
Engineering Project Management
Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Linda Kestle
Faculty of Technology and Built Environment Research
UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand
Assoc. Professor Rajesh Dhakal
Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Professor Jules Moloney
School of Architecture
Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Michael Keall
Department of Public Health, Housing & Health Research Programme
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
NZBERS2011
23 SEPTEMBER 2011
Current Built Environment Research In New Zealand Tertiary Institutions
Mr. Peter Burghout
BRANZ & NZCIC, Auckland, New ZealandAssoc. Professor Suzanne Wilkinson
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Robyn Phipps
School of Engineering and Advanced Technology
Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Assoc. Professor John Tookey
Engineering Project Management
Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
Assoc. ProfessorJonathan Leaver
Faculty of Technology and Built Environment
UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand